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Pdf iarc monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks. The term carcinogenic risk in the iarc monographs series is taken to mean the probability that exposure to an agent will lead to cancer in humans. International agency for research on cancer wikipedia. International agency for research on cancer iarc monographs program u01 rfaca14503. The iarc monographs are a worldwide endeavour that has involved more than 1200 scientists from 53 countries.
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Iarc publishes monograph on carbon nanotubes, fluoroedenite. Iarc monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans volume 112. Jane mitchell, iarc monographs programme editor nikolai napalkov, iarc monographs programme beatrice secretan, iarc monographs programme rapporteur, exposure data kurt straif, iarc monographs programme rapporteur, cancer in humans administrative assistance sandrine egraz brigitte kajo michel javin martine lezere helene lorenzen. Iarc is the international agency for research on cancer. Birge received his bachelors degree from the university of connecticut in 1983, where he later earned a phd in 1989 in the field of molecular toxicology.
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Vainio h, magee p, mcgregor d, mcmichael a, editors. Capen cc, dybing e, rice jm, wilbourn jd, editors 1999. Iarc monograhs ln 1971, the international agency for research on cancer iarc initiated a programme on the evaluation of the carcinogenic risk of chemicals to humans involving the production of critically evaluated monographs on individual chemicals. There were 101 associations of interest for 61 drugs. Monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic hazards to humans advisory group to recommend priorities for iarc monographs during 20202024 lyon, france. We found evidence that of the remaining 35, the following associations may not be due to chance.
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